Town not using tax collector
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00
Jim Tuttle
By Jim Tuttle
Smithfield Times Staff writer
Until they are satisfied that Isle of Wight’s newly contracted tax collection agency is operating legally, Smithfield officials will not piggy-back on the county’s contract.
“It appears to me … that he’s collected fees that are far in excess of what he is permitted to collect,” Town Attorney Bill Riddick said during a recent council meeting.
“Until this gets resolved, I would not recommend that the town enter into any agreement” with the company, he added.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:19 )
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Long census questionaire gets personal
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 13:35
Diana McFarland
By Diana McFarland
Smithfield Times News editor
Dendron resident Priscilla Thomas was frustrated when she received a thick envelope in the mail from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Rather than the standard 10-question census form, it was the 28-page American Community Survey.
“Oh no, not again,” Thomas said, adding that she had received the long form during the last census.
As Thomas looked through the questions, she was particularly concerned as to why the government wanted to know if she needed help bathing or had trouble concentrating.
“Obviously they want to find more ways to spend my tax money,” she said.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:30 )
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IW slow to pay on Pinewood Heights
Thursday, 28 January 2010 10:28
Jim Tuttle
By Jim Tuttle
Smithfield Times Staff writer
The Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors has put off payment of a nearly $360,000 reimbursement to Smithfield for the Pinewood Heights relocation project.
The money is needed to help five property owners close and move on to their next location.
Smithfield Treasurer Ellen Minga said she sent the county a bill in December 2009 for reimbursable expenses, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding established between the town and the county in 2007.
Members of the Board of Supervisor’s finance committee directed county staff to wait on making the payment, while looking into the county’s actual commitment.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:22 )
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County approves fire station bid
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 00:00
Diana McFarland
By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor A bid to build the new Smithfield Fire Station was accepted Thursday in a 4-1 vote by the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors.
A.R. Chesson Construction was awarded $2.9 million to build a 17,000 square foot building with four engine bays, 10 individual sleeping rooms, a four-man bunkroom, six private bathrooms, a public bathroom, a kitchen and laundry area, office space and a training room.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:30 )
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No one injured in bus mishap
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 10:29
Jim Tuttle
By Jim Tuttle
Smithfield Times Staff writer
When an Isle of Wight school bus went off the road and flipped onto its side Monday morning, one elementary school student was quick to call for help on a cell phone.
At about 8 a.m. Monday, bus 58 turned onto Maryland Avenue from Central Hill Road in Isle of Wight County. Shortly after the turn, the bus was “crowded” by another vehicle traveling in the other direction, and went off the right side of the roadway, tipping onto its side, said Trooper N.L. Johnson of the Virginia State Police.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:32 )
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